PlaStix Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Hi Francis! Your progress really is looking excellent! I know what you mean about the PE being over-fiddly at times but it really does add to the overall effect. It all pulls together wonderfully under the primer paintwork. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Nice work with the etch!! Can't wait for the paint 🍿 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) On 21/01/2019 at 03:03, Badder said: That's a busy looking StuG you've built there Francis. Looking forward to seeing the paint going on. Rearguards, Badder You're right, it's a "strange" vehicle, with a lot of holes, protruding, it must have been a lot of uncomfortable to be in there, knowing that half (at least) of everything that moved, wanted to blow you to pieces. . I also want to see it with a layer of paint, and even more to modulate it / weathered, because for me, they are the truly crucial parts, where a kit shines or ruins all the work done so far ...crossed fingers ... lol Cheers Badder 👍 Edited January 22, 2019 by FrancisGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 On 21/01/2019 at 13:31, Meteors said: Looks great! Many thanks, i'm glad you like it, cheers mate 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 On 21/01/2019 at 15:36, PlaStix said: Hi Francis! Your progress really is looking excellent! I know what you mean about the PE being over-fiddly at times but it really does add to the overall effect. It all pulls together wonderfully under the primer paintwork. Kind regards, Stix Many thanks for our kind words and keep the interest in my work, I hope so, fingers crossed ... lol Cheers Stix 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 21/01/2019 at 23:56, wimbledon99 said: Nice work with the etch!! Can't wait for the paint 🍿 Many thanks for your interest, I'm also looking forward to seeing him "dressed" ... lol Cheers mate 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) UPDATE 05: Hi Pals, new advance with the kit, she already has her first coat of paint, Dunkelgelb. I have chosen to spray everything, later each object will have its appropriate color. The first images of the tritone camo that I thought I would do, freehand, so I'm not sure if it will remain as it is, I'll probably change it as time goes by. And another important issue is, the colors chosen, because although now they may look good, with the weathering they will change, so I do not rule out a change either. I hope I do not know that, but I need time to see the result and be comfortable and secure, to move forward or change ... Many thanks as always for watch and comment, cheers mates 👍 Edited January 26, 2019 by FrancisGL 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Fantastic progress Francis!! I do like the look of it in it's paintwork and camouflage. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Looking good Francis. I like the camo - a lot!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Looking great Francis, Personally, I never have the guts to leave the painting until after the whole vehicle has been constructed, so hats off to you! I'm sure you'll do an amazing job. Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 This is how I typically build. Paint at the very end. Im trying something a little different with my current project, but the paint it all method works better, I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 On 26/01/2019 at 21:19, PlaStix said: Fantastic progress Francis!! I do like the look of it in it's paintwork and camouflage. Kind regards, Stix Many thanks for your like and kind words, still has enough to camo to see how I would like, no doubt a lot of unwanted work type "trial-error / paint it-erase it-paint it again" ... until I get tired or it makes a good impression ... Obviously at this moment it is very clear for my taste, and although I know that it will not be this way, it is very difficult for me to make a mental composition of the advanced / final result ... Cheers Stix 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 12 hours ago, SoftScience said: This is how I typically build. Paint at the very end. Im trying something a little different with my current project, but the paint it all method works better, I think. I can see it's almost logical with AFVs like the Jadpanther (ignoring the fact that the inner road wheels could never be painted properly) but I think it'd be next to impossible with things like the Nashorn/Hornisse and Hummel. Then there are your trucks and half-tracks with soft or hard topped roofs.... I suppose one could employ a gadget adapted from an endoscope to go in through an open window and paint the cab interiors, or a very, very, very small child to climb in the back of a Nashorn and paint the shells in the ammo racks and under and between the spars and struts of the 88mm gun cradle and mantlet...... Rearguards, Badder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 On 27/01/2019 at 21:07, wimbledon99 said: Looking good Francis. I like the camo - a lot!! Many thanks for your like and kind words, i'm glad you like it. Cheers mate 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Looking good, The stug is really coming to life francis, the rear looks very busy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Very nice work Francis, great job on the camo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 28/01/2019 at 02:14, Badder said: Looking great Francis, Personally, I never have the guts to leave the painting until after the whole vehicle has been constructed, so hats off to you! I'm sure you'll do an amazing job. Rearguards, Badder Many thanks for your like and interest, in this case, I am impatient to see what it will look like, so I could not contain myself, and full speed (a bit ironic ...), because it is the second tritone camo I want to do / finish, a work area still very new for me, with its peculiarities. I will also try once more oil filters. I would like to make a camo with a different tone to the other vehicle, more clearly, I will have to "tune" a lot with the weathering ... Cheers Badder 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 On 29/01/2019 at 21:24, Hewy said: Looking good, The stug is really coming to life francis, the rear looks very busy Many thanks, i'm glad you like it, although little, if that begins to look like a Stug ... lol. The back part looks a bit saturated, I really like the appearance of the 2 exhaust pipes ... Cheers Hewy 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 On 29/01/2019 at 21:50, modelling minion said: Very nice work Francis, great job on the camo. Many thanks for your like and kind words, im glad you like it. may change the pattern / color ... Cheers mate 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) UPDATE 06: Hi Pals, Continuing with the progress of the model. As I was afraid, I was not very comfortable with the camo, mostly because of the color tone, too light for my taste, always be, thinking that when doing weathering it will darken. I opted to change the color, darker, but ... I did not end up liking either, so the camo's pattern also changed it, instead of lines from one side of the hull to another, by irregular and disconnected lines ... A filter of oils was applied, to integrate the tone, and the stains have been airbrushed several times until getting something more suitable to my idea, in the most subtle and "nebulous" way that I have been able. One point that I have dedicated my attention, are the side-skirts, that I love, because they are a piece with a lot of game for weathering. In principle, I will paint them all, although they may not all fit. It will depend on how they look on your site ... I have already begun to soil and splinter them, but later on they will continue with the process. The decals are already in place, with the appropriate liquids for fixing. I started to do some splintering with a brush and light color on the vehicle. A new filter, and I have tried to assemble the side-skirts to see how it is going. IMHO, it looks something like a Stug IV. Thank you very much as always for watch and comment. Cheers mates. 😁 Edited February 2, 2019 by FrancisGL 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Hi Francis, After seeing the first few photos I thought 'you've gone far too dark', but that turned out to be due to the properties of gloss varnish and light refraction. In later photos the dunkelgelb looks much lighter , so all is good. And when I say 'good' I mean fantastic. A great job on changing your camo scheme. I love your tatty, wonky and incomplete schurzen, and the 'chipping' (which you've called 'splintering') is spot on. I'll say it again, but hat's off to you for leaving the painting until last. It's very brave of you IMHO, but yes, that looks like a StuG IV in my eyes and a very realistic one! Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Badder said: Hi Francis, After seeing the first few photos I thought 'you've gone far too dark', but that turned out to be due to the properties of gloss varnish and light refraction. In later photos the dunkelgelb looks much lighter , so all is good. And when I say 'good' I mean fantastic. A great job on changing your camo scheme. I love your tatty, wonky and incomplete schurzen, and the 'chipping' (which you've called 'splintering') is spot on. I'll say it again, but hat's off to you for leaving the painting until last. It's very brave of you IMHO, but yes, that looks like a StuG IV in my eyes and a very realistic one! Rearguards, Badder Many thanks for your support, interest and like. It is very possible that the "light tricks" that are seen are due to the position of the lamp, which is not always in the same position, to the background that is seen, of different colors, so that at that moment it is scattered by the table, and even the smartphone that does not have the same white balance ... The camo seems cooler, I have not done any like this yet, so it has been risky, but better now than later (I bet it would have changed ...). The side-skirts have as I have tried a lot of game, a smooth metal panels ... what can be done, only the imagination (but oriented to the search of the real vehicle), and the ability of which is capable is the limit ... They still have a lot of work ahead of them, I'll try to use the sponge, but for some obscure reason, I can not do what I've seen a thousand times for more than I try. As the treatment progresses, without being perfect, it becomes more like something real and less like a toy. I hope that I have found a way to make it so. Cheers Badder. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Looking great francis, especially the shurzen weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Utterly stunning progress Francis! Wonderful painting and weathering techniques! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 On 03/02/2019 at 10:42, Hewy said: Looking great francis, especially the shurzen weathering MAny thanks, i'm glad you like it, they still have a lot of work ahead, but they're pretty cool IMHO ... lol Cheers Hewy 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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